Scratch testing is one of the methods that allow well defined characterization of scratch resistance of polymeric materials, both bulk and coatings such as paints. The scratch technique has therefore ...

The scope of applications for Thin films and coatings have a wide range of applications from optical tribiological, and biomedical ones to microelectronics, packaging and decorative uses. A coating’s ...

Nothing’s worse than walking out to your car and spotting a fresh scratch that definitely wasn’t there before. Sometimes it’s your own doing—brushing a little too close to a low-hanging branch. Other ...